US strikes terrorist vessel in Caribbean
The U.S. military announced on Tuesday, April 14, that it conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea. The operation was directed by SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan and executed by Joint Task Force Southern Spear. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations and was transiting in the region. This action is part of ongoing U.S. counterterrorism operations in the Western Hemisphere.
Updated to specify the strike occurred in the Eastern Pacific, not the Caribbean, and to confirm the vessel was on narco-trafficking routes.
The US military has specified that the strike resulted in four fatalities.
The official statement from U.S. Southern Command confirms the strike was conducted in the Caribbean Sea, specifying the involvement of Joint Task Force Southern Spear.